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The Gradual Death of the Brick and Mortar Tech Store

Posted by samzenpus on from the say-hello-to-the-dodo dept.

Cutting_Crew writes "As we all know brick and mortar stores have been closing left and right recently. We had CompUSA, Borders and Circuit City all close their doors within the last 4 years. According to an article on Forbes.com, it is spelled out pretty clearly why Best Buy is next in line to shut its doors for good. Some of the reasons highlighted include a 40% drop is Best Buy stock in 2011, lack of vision regarding their online services, management too concerned with store sales instead of margins and blatant disregard for quality customer service."

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  1. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by Sorthum · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've long thought that Radio Shack must be a front for the mob; there's no realistic way they could still be in business selling overpriced cell phones and inexpensive components to hobbyists...

  2. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by Algae_94 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Awesome quality control. Rather than waste their time confirming your diagnosis, they waste the next guy that buys its time.

  3. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by symbolset · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe you'll find this funny: Even the CEO can't figure out how Radio Shack is still in business.

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  4. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by JWSmythe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Funny, she didn't charge me a thing.

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  5. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by Concerned+Onlooker · · Score: 5, Funny

    "After I went through isle by isle I found it between the printers and cordless phones."

    Did you have to paddle very far?

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  6. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by ceoyoyo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Meh, I went in about fifteen years ago with a friend and asked for a flux capacitor, then watched the sales guy search for one for ten minutes.

    It hasn't really been Radio Shack for a long time.

  7. Re:What about Apple? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I say they're really fetish stores.

  8. Re:Thank god we still have Radio Shack by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    My wife bought a cast iron tub online. I knew that she was looking for one, but didn't realize she was actually going to purchase one online.

    Well the company drop shipped it to our house for free, and provided kick ass support for finding the correct hardware for the tub (I guess the faucets that she chose were European, so we needed adapters). I would certainly buy a big / bulky / large ticket item online again, as long as the firm was reputable.

    Of course our plumber quit on the spot when he saw the tub. I guess you are supposed to buy from your plumbers so they can get the mark up. Oh well, no wonder the tub was so cheap compared to what the plumber was showing us -- my wife just thought that she was doing the plumber a favor by finding something better and less expensive than what he was selling. LOL